Includes bibliographical references (pages 382-411) and index.
Contents:
Engineering humans -- Cogs in the machine of our own lives -- Techno-social engineering creep and the slippery-sloped path -- Tools for engineering humans -- Engineering humans with contracts -- On extending minds and mind control -- The path to smart techno-social environments -- Techno-social engineering of humans through smart environments -- #RelationshipOptimization -- Turing tests and the line between humans and machines -- Can humans be engineered to be incapable of thinking? -- Engineered determinism and free will -- To what end? -- Conclusion: Reimagining and building alternative futures -- Appendix A. Mass media and the First Amendment -- Appendix B. Perspectives on the Turing test -- Appendix C. Our free will discussion -- Appendix D. Modern meal times -- Appendix E. Rethinking contract theory.
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